Boronic acid — The general structure of a boronic acid, where R is a substituent. A boronic acid is an alkyl or aryl substituted boric acid containing a carbon–boron bond belonging to the larger class of organoboranes. Boronic acids act as Lewis acids. Their… … Wikipedia

boron — boronic /boh ron ik, baw , beuh /, adj. /bawr on, bohr /, n. Chem. a nonmetallic element occurring naturally only in combination, as in borax or boric acid, and obtained in either an amorphous or a crystalline form when reduced from its compounds … Universalium

Organotrifluoroborate — General structural formula of an organotrifluoroborate anion Organotrifluoroborates are organoboron compounds that contain an anion with the general formula [RBF3]−. They can be thought of as protected boronic acids, or as adducts of carbanions… … Wikipedia